1954 Eau Claire Braves Roster
Team Record: 71-63
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: Charlie Root (71-63)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Carson Park
Attendance: 45,952, Avg. 686
Playoffs - Eau Claire Braves 2 games, St. Cloud Rox 1
Finals - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 3 games, Eau Claire Braves 0
The Eau Claire Braves of the Northern League ended the 1954 season with a record of 71 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Braves tallied 759 runs and allowed 681 runs. Johnny Goryl led all regular hitters by connecting at a .314 clip. Georges Maranda topped Eau Claire with 18 wins and a team-best 3.16 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1954 Eau Claire Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Johnny Goryl, Julie Bowers and Georges Maranda.
Charlie Root served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Augustoni | L | L | February 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Thomas Ballinger | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Frank Benevides | R | R | October 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Fall River, MA US |
| Bob Binder | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Lantz Blaney | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Benjamin Bonine | L | L | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Julie Bowers | R | R | February 27, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Charles Cadario | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Frank Calo | R | R | April 12, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| William Colby | L | R | April 23, 1932 | 5'11" | 194 | |
| Eugene Dowie | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| William DuBrava | R | L | September 28, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Derby, CT US |
| Don Edinger | L | L | January 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Green Bay, WI US |
| William Figueroa | R | October 12, 1929 | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Al Forthmann | R | R | August 30, 1935 | 5'8" | 160 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Johnny Goryl | R | R | October 21, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Cumberland, RI US |
| Charles Graham | L | 5'10" | 158 | |||
| Ray Harbaugh | L | L | December 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Waynesboro, PA US |
| Rufus Johnson | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Lew Jones | R | R | July 29, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Ray Lague | R | R | November 29, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Central Falls, RI US |
| Carl Lutz | R | R | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Georges Maranda | R | R | January 15, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | Levis, QC CA |
| Tom McBride | R | R | March 23, 1936 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Mickey McGuire | L | L | January 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| James Mertlik | L | L | July 31, 1932 | 5'11" | 184 | |
| Chal Port | L | R | August 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Mifflintown, PA US |
| Vic Rehm | S | L | February 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 200 | Carlyle, IL US |
| Bill Robertson | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Eugene Schiller | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Jack Schlarb | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Wes Sell | R | November 28, 1928 | 6'0" | 155 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Vaughn Stedman | R | L | August 27, 1932 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Michael Walsh | L | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Lebanon, NH US |
| Hugh Wise | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Bill Wright | R | May 18, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Buddy Zebrowski | R | R | April 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
